Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions
Water is essential for the sustainable development of human society. With the largest population and rapid economic development, water usage and treatment in China have grown tremendously in the past decades. In order to prevent water pollution, the standards for wastewater effluent discharge in Chi...
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| author | Ao Xu Yin-Hu Wu Zhuo Chen Guangxue Wu Qianyuan Wu Fangqiong Ling Wei E. Huang Hong-Ying Hu |
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| description | Water is essential for the sustainable development of human society. With the largest population and rapid economic development, water usage and treatment in China have grown tremendously in the past decades. In order to prevent water pollution, the standards for wastewater effluent discharge in China have been gradually developed and implemented since 1973. After the rapid development during over 40 years, numerous milestones have been achieved in terms of infrastructure coverage, standard and policy system establishment, and technological innovations. In this article, we reviewed the development history and the current status of the wastewater treatment in China, including the generation of wastewater, the construction of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the overall treatment performance of WWTPs, as well as the developments in effluent discharge standards. In addition, we highlighted the challenges lying ahead in the aspects of influent concentration, sludge disposal and water reclamation. Based on the achievement and foundation built in the past, the new era of wastewater treatment of China is on the way, in which water reclamation, wastewater treatment in rural areas and resource/energy recovery from sludge are becoming the main tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee2abdb0aa2443999c717540f412f2042022-12-21T18:59:17ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Water Cycle2666-44532020-01-0118087Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directionsAo Xu0Yin-Hu Wu1Zhuo Chen2Guangxue Wu3Qianyuan Wu4Fangqiong Ling5Wei E. Huang6Hong-Ying Hu7Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Jiangsu, Suzhou, 215163, PR ChinaEnvironmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China; Corresponding author. School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 10084, PR China.Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR ChinaShenzhen Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR ChinaShenzhen Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, 518055, PR ChinaDepartment of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, Green Hall 3120E, MO, 63130, St Louis, USADepartment of Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, OX1 3PJ, Oxford, United KingdomEnvironmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Joint Laboratory, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control (SMARC), School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, PR China; Shenzhen Environmental Science and New Energy Technology Engineering Laboratory, Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Shenzhen 518055, PR ChinaWater is essential for the sustainable development of human society. With the largest population and rapid economic development, water usage and treatment in China have grown tremendously in the past decades. In order to prevent water pollution, the standards for wastewater effluent discharge in China have been gradually developed and implemented since 1973. After the rapid development during over 40 years, numerous milestones have been achieved in terms of infrastructure coverage, standard and policy system establishment, and technological innovations. In this article, we reviewed the development history and the current status of the wastewater treatment in China, including the generation of wastewater, the construction of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), the overall treatment performance of WWTPs, as well as the developments in effluent discharge standards. In addition, we highlighted the challenges lying ahead in the aspects of influent concentration, sludge disposal and water reclamation. Based on the achievement and foundation built in the past, the new era of wastewater treatment of China is on the way, in which water reclamation, wastewater treatment in rural areas and resource/energy recovery from sludge are becoming the main tasks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666445320300118ChinaWastewater treatment plants (WWTPs)Wastewater discharge standardsWater reclamationNew era |
| spellingShingle | Ao Xu Yin-Hu Wu Zhuo Chen Guangxue Wu Qianyuan Wu Fangqiong Ling Wei E. Huang Hong-Ying Hu Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions Water Cycle China Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) Wastewater discharge standards Water reclamation New era |
| title | Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions |
| title_full | Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions |
| title_fullStr | Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions |
| title_short | Towards the new era of wastewater treatment of China: Development history, current status, and future directions |
| title_sort | towards the new era of wastewater treatment of china development history current status and future directions |
| topic | China Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) Wastewater discharge standards Water reclamation New era |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666445320300118 |
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